J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd

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J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd was a major Australian theatrical production company that dominated commercial theatre in Australia for much of the 20th century.

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J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd canonical 1

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instanceOf Australian company ⓘ
theatrical production company ⓘ
activeInCentury 20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs J. C. Williamson Ltd ⓘ
The Firm ⓘ
businessModel long-run commercial productions ⓘ
touring theatrical productions ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
employed actors ⓘ
dancers ⓘ
singers ⓘ
stage technicians ⓘ
field theatrical production ⓘ
foundedBy Arthur Garner ⓘ
George Musgrove ⓘ
J. C. Williamson ⓘ
headquartersCountry Australia ⓘ
headquartersLocation Melbourne ⓘ
importedArtistsFrom United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
industry entertainment ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
influenced development of Australian commercial theatre ⓘ
namedAfter J. C. Williamson ⓘ
notableFor dominating commercial theatre in Australia in the early and mid 20th century ⓘ
operatedIn Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
ownedOrLeasedTheatre Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne ⓘ
Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney ⓘ
Theatre Royal, Melbourne ⓘ
Theatre Royal, Sydney ⓘ
precededBy Williamson, Garner & Musgrove ⓘ
presentedWorksBy George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
Gilbert and Sullivan ⓘ
Oscar Wilde ⓘ
William Shakespeare ⓘ
regionServed Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Asia-Pacific
specializedIn comic opera ⓘ
drama ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence first half of the 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
typeOfCompany commercial theatre organization ⓘ

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The Australian Ballet → founder → J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd ⓘ
J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd → alsoKnownAs → J. C. Williamson Ltd ⓘ
linked to: J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd